Money: a good thing in this case

Today, I received the following email: 

Dear Clarissa:
I'm delighted to inform you that the Graduate Studies Committee has chosen you to receive one of this year's Outstanding Graduate Student Awards. You were nominated to receive this honor by a member of the History Department faculty.

This honor comes with a cash award of $1000, which you'll receive later this semester. The department would like to recognize you and other award winners at our annual banquet, to be held next Friday, March 5, at 6:00 at Lincoln Center in Fort Collins.
 
(There's more, but I thought I'd stick to the good stuff.) 
 
WOOHOO!!!  Isn't this awesome?!  I think so especially because the last few weeks have been so full of crappiness and discouragement.  That $1000 will come in handy this summer when I have to take a week off of whatever job I'm doing to research somewhere on the East Coast.  I am not sure which faculty member nominated me, but I am super-thankful/greatful that they thought of me. 
 

I also wonder which of my peers will show up to receive this award.  I guess I'll know in a week.